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Definition: Proceed |
ProceedVerb1. Continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room". 2. Move ahead; travel onward; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; can also be used in the temporal sense: "We are moving ahead in time now". 3. Follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels". 4. Follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?". 5. Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!" "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "proceed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Multilingual Slang | Swahili (ishia). (references) |
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Synonyms: ProceedSynonyms: carry on (v), continue (v), go (v), go along (v), go forward (v), go on (v), keep (v), move (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: discontinue (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Conduct | Verb: transact, execute; despatch, dispatch; proceed with, discharge; carry on, carry through, carry out, carry into effect, put into effect; work out; go through, get through; enact; put into practice; do; officiate. |
Course | Verb: elapse, lapse, flow, run, proceed, advance, pass; roll on, wear on, press on; flit, fly, slip, slide, glide; run its course. |
Effect | Verb: be the effect of; Noun: be due to,be owing to; originate in, originate from; rise -, arise, take its rise spring from, proceed from, emanate from, come from, grow from, bud from, sprout from, germinate from, issue from, flow from,result from, follow from, derive its origin from, accrue from; come to, come of, come out of; depend upon, hang upon, hinge upon, turn upon. |
Sequence | Verb: advance; proceed, progress; get on, get along, get over the ground; gain ground; forge ahead; jog on, rub on, wag on; go with the stream; keep one;s course, hold on one's course; go on, move on, come one, get on, pass on, push on, press on, go forward, move forward, come forward, get forward, pass forward, push forward, press forward, go forwards, move forwards, come forwards, get forwards, pass forwards, push forwards, press forwards, go ahead, move ahead, come ahead, get ahead, pass ahead, push ahead, press ahead; make one's way, work one's way, carve one's way, push one's way, force one's way, edge one's way, elbow one's way; make progress, make head, make way, make headway, make advances, make strides, make rapid strides; (velocity); go ahead, shoot ahead; distance; make up leeway. |
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Screenplays | The direction in my life right now, that I'm trying to, I guess, proceed with, in the business is, gradually, from being the little boy, from the younger, you know, brother, to trying to be the older brother or the only brother (Me, Myself and I; writing credit: Corey Haim) Alright, if you're gonna destroy me, then will you please proceed to wash your hands first (Digimon: Digital Monsters; writing credit: Dayna Barron) Your mission is to proceed up the Nung River in a Navy patrol boat (Apocalypse Now; writing credit: John Milius ; Francis Ford Coppola) I'm gonna skip right past the jokes and proceed immediately to the part where I throw pie at you. (SpongeBob SquarePants; writing credit: Leonardo Fasoli; Patrizia Fassio) Uhuh. Proceed directly to Wildfire and, (The Andromeda Strain; writing credit: Michael Crichton; Nelson Gidding) | |
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![]() | Encircling the school of tuna is now complete. The workboat is bringing the end of the net back to the ship so that hauling in can proceed. Credit: Fisheries. | ![]() | The soil at the dam removal site is tested for possible contaminants to prevent leaching or erosion into the stream bed when removing the dam. The site is also being searched for any significant archeological remains before the final digging begins. The scientists and archeologists determined through the testing that it was safe to proceed with the dam removal. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
![]() | Pl. CXXI. 408. Linophryne lucifer, Collett. From Collett, "Proceed. of the Zool. Soc. of London", 1886. 409. Caulophryne setosus, Goode and Bean. At N. Lat. 39.45, W. Lon. 71.25, in 1276 fathoms. 410. Halieutaea coccinea, Alcock. From Alcock, "Annals and Magazine of Natural History", Ser. 6, Vol. VIII. 411. Malth opsis luteus, Alcock. From Alcock, "Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist.", Ser. 6, Vo. VIII. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | A boa constrictor in the bushes of Isla Gorgona. The island has numerous snakes making it dangerous to proceed into the jungle or even to camp overnight. Credit: Small World. |
![]() | Proceed With Condoms. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Hauled out for repairs at the Destroyer Base, San Diego, California, following a collision with USS Percival (DD-298) on the night of 31 January 1926. The original caption reads: "Close-up showing dent in her side as a result of the collision with USS Percival, Sunday night, 31 January 1926. The collision occurred between the two ships in Coronado Roads, California. The sharp prow of the Percival punctured the port forward oil tank of the William Jones, in addition to cutting three deep gashes in the hull just above the water line and cracking several frame plates. William Jones was placed on the marine ways at the Destroyer Base for repairs, when spattered from stem to stern with oil that poured out from the leaking fuel tank, she returned to the harbor. Percival, apparently seaworthy, was ordered to proceed to Panama with the Fleet.". Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. A jeep which is unable to proceed along the jungle road which has been made impassable by rain. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Texico, New Mexico. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad train stopping to wait for orders to proceed to Clovis. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Bacon | Blushing is the livery of virtue, though it may sometimes proceed from guilt. |
Epictetus | Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater. |
Hazlitt | We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. |
Joseph Addison | Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind. |
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin | Our duty as men is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation. |
Sir Isaac Newton | This most beautiful system [The Universe] could only proceed from the dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. |
Thomas Browne | As sins proceed they multiply; and like figures in arithmetic, the last stands for more than all the rest that went before. |
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Magna Carta | 1215 | And when the summons has thus been made, the business shall proceed on the day appointed, according to the counsel of such as are present, although not all who were summoned have come. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | Finally, they knew that no man might in reason take upon him to determine his own right, and according to his own determination proceed in maintenance thereof, in as much as every man is towards himself, and them whom he greatly affects, partial; and therefore that strifes and troubles would be endless, except they gave their common consent, all to be ordered by some, whom they should agree upon, without which consent there would be no reason that one man should take upon him to be lord or judge over another, Hooker's Eccl. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | In May 1785, a committee of Congress made a report recommending an alteration in the Articles of Confederation, but no action was taken on it, and it was left to the State Legislatures to proceed in the matter. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | And as the authority from which they proceed is supreme, and can seldom act, they are designed to be permanent. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Within the same period and as prescribed by the Commission, the Polish Government must proceed to take over the administration of the territory to the south of the line. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Our American military colleagues, after having proclaimed their "over-all strategic concept" and computed available resources, always proceed to the next step-namely, the method. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | And he smiled with such seeming pleasure at the conviction, that she must proceed another step |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Saying which, we beg the reader to take note of it, and we proceed. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | And because I had some skill in the faculty, I would in gratitude to his Honor let him know the whole mystery and method by which they proceed. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | But to proceed with my statistics |
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Health | A typical course of COPD might proceed as follows. (references) | |
These efforts should proceed with the realization that causality is unclear. (references) | ||
Some patients with an aggressive form of FSGS proceed to ESRD in 2 to 3 years. (references) | ||
Business | Until these constraints are removed, the planned projects will proceed slowly. (references) | |
If the trademark has not been registered, it is advisable to proceed with registration immediately. (references) | ||
All the above are importing their components from the U.S. and Far East and proceed with the assembly in Greece. (references) | ||
Children | Solomon Islands | Few children proceed beyond primary school, and a higher percentage of boys than girls attend school. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Zambia | In practice the police did not interfere with most peaceful rallies whose leaders followed the prior notification rule and that could be described as politically neutral or favorable to the Government or MMD; however, authorities sometimes denied permission to proceed with or cancelled rallies planned by the political opposition, particularly during by-election campaigns. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | Opposition party members complained of disruption of meetings and of roadblocks at which they were forced to bribe soldiers in order to proceed. (references) | |
Economic History | Morocco | Thus far the City and Moroccan Government have been unable to agree on a plan to proceed. (references) |
Hong Kong | OFTA has also reaffirmed its commitment to the full liberalization of the local fixed telecommunications market after the current moratorium expires on January 1, 2003. OFTA is also evaluating plans to " front-load" the licensing process by awarding licenses prior to 2003. This could allow new licensees to proceed with their business plans and possibly limited construction of their networks in order to be prepared to offer new services when their licenses become effective in 2003. (references) | |
Jamaica | The GOJ is presently reviewing its relationship with RITES to decide how to proceed. (references) | |
Human Rights | Uganda | In February 2000, businessman Charles Mpunga accused Major Kakooza Mutale of detaining and torturing him at Mbuya military barracks in January 2000. In July 2000, the UHRC tribunal ruled that there was enough evidence to proceed with a case against Mutale; the UHRC charged Mutale and found him guilty of torture and illegal imprisonment. (references) |
Italy | Within 24 hours of being detained, the examining magistrate must decide whether there is enough evidence to proceed to an arrest. (references) | |
Brazil | The program has been authorized to proceed until December 2002. The Center for the Study of Violence at the University of Sao Paulo is expected to complete its review of the results by August 2002. At year's end, military police in 20 out of 26 states had incorporated the ICRC program into their general police training program. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Malaysia | The leader of an Orang Asli NGO welcomed the announcement, but urged the Government to proceed quickly. (references) |
Minorities | India | During the year, in the temple town of Badrinath in Chamoli district, Uttar Pradesh, clashes reportedly occurred between Hindus and Jains over whether Jains should proceed with the installation in the building of the idol Shri Adinath, a principal Jain deity. (references) |
Political Economy | INDONESIA | Some projects do proceed on less concessional terms. (references) |
Trade | Ireland | In May 1998, EU leaders agreed that Ireland, along with ten other EU countries, would proceed to the final stage of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as set out in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty. (references) |
Kazakhstan | TDA funding is in the form of non-reimbursable grants for studies to determine the technical, economic, and financial feasibility of major projects, and to provide detailed data for making decisions on how to proceed with project implementation. (references) | |
Nigeria | With their stamp on the form, the applicant would then proceed to the Commission Office where another fee is assessed. (references) | |
Travel | Bolivia | U.S. companies should exercise the utmost care and discretion in their business dealings and come to the Embassy for advice on how to proceed if confronted with corrupt practices. (references) |
Women | Kuwait | He claimed that cafeterias and hundreds of freshman and sophomore classes already had been segregated, but unless additional funds become available, it would be impossible to proceed with plans for new buildings and a new Women's College. (references) |
Worker Rights | Kuwait | While the law mandates that all outdoor work stop in the event that the temperature rises above 122 degrees Fahrenheit, there have been allegations that Government's meteorological division falsifies official readings to allow work to proceed; the Meteorological Division consistently has denied these allegations. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MEANDER, n. To proceed sinuously and aimlessly. The word is the ancient name of a river about one hundred and fifty miles south of Troy, which turned and twisted in the effort to get out of hearing when the Greeks and Trojans boasted of their prowess. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | In October following the board were to proceed to business. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | At present, it will be safest to proceed in all established modes, to which the people have been familiarized by habit. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | But this may perhaps proceed from a want of forethought, which prevents their seeing a danger till it be present. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | To be ready to meet with cordiality satisfactory proofs of such a change, and to proceed in the mean time in adapting our measures to the views which have been disclosed through that minister will best consult our whole duty. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | A minister will be immediately appointed to proceed to France and resume the negotiation on this and other subjects which may arise between the two nations. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | With respect to public works of strictly local importance, State and local governments should proceed without Federal assistance except in planning. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | This Nation has the resources and the capability to achieve our energy goals if its Government has the will to proceed, and I think we do. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | While this effort will not proceed due to the election result, I hope the incoming Administration will proceed with a similar venture. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We must proceed with Grace Commission reforms against waste. |
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| "Proceed" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 82.47% of the time. "Proceed" is used about 2,035 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 82.47% | 1,678 | 4,987 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 16.84% | 343 | 15,445 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.69% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,035 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "proceed": let us proceed ♦ permission to proceed ♦ proceed against ♦ proceed by process ♦ proceed from ♦ proceed from words to blows ♦ proceed to ♦ proceed to blows ♦ proceed to sea ♦ proceed with. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "proceed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | zhvillohet (come off, work up), veproj (act on, affect, behave, do, do with, take effect, work), vazhdoj (carry on, carry over, continue, extend, go ahead, go on, hold on, hold over, keep, keep on, maintain, pick up, press on, prosecute, pursue, push on, run, spread), rrjedh (accrue, arise, come, come from, course, derive, descend, dote, escape, flow, flow down, flow from, flux, leak, ooze, outflow, pump, result, run, spring, trickle), ngrihem (ascend, get up, jump, overlook, raise, regelate, revolt, rise, stand, stand up, stand up to, take off, take wing, tower, turn out, upheave), ngre padi, lëviz (budge, change place, dance, dodge, draft, draught, drive, go along, move, remove, step, stir), gradohem (be graduated, be promoted, fly up), eci (foot, go, hike, hoof, progress, step, tread, walk), buron (begin, derive, descend, emanate, flow out, gush, spring, start, stem), bëj (achieve, act, beget, carry into effect, carry on, carry out, carry through, catch, cause, commit, create, do, effect, effectuate, fabricate, grow, have, make, make up, navigate, pay, perform, perpetrate, render, study, transact, wage, wreak), bëhet (come). (various references) | |
Arabic | سير في موكب, شرع (begin, commence, fall to, legislate, set about, set upon, start, tackle, undertake), رفع دعوى قضائية (prosecute), أخذ سبيله للإ نجاز, أصدر من, أحدث (breed, brew, bring, bring forth, create, crop, effect, enact, engender, generate, give rise to, hatch, induce, inspire, make, mother, progress, provoke, send forth, supervene, wreck), بدأ (begin, begin on smth., commence, fall to, incept, initialize, initiate, institute, launch, lead, lead off, set, set about, set in, start, start off, tackle, take, take in, tee), ذهب الى (resort to), كمل (accomplish, carry through, complete, fill up, finish, replenish, supplement), تصرف (action, behave, behavior, behaviour, carry, carry on, comport, conduct, conduct oneself, demeanor, demeanour, deport, deport oneself, deportment, disposal, fend, make, make shift, manage, mark out, rustle up), تحرك (get about, locomotion, move, movement, shift, stir, wag), تقدم (advance, advanced, advancement, advantage, antecedence, ascent, break through, career, careerist, come on, crowd, descend, development, evolution, forge ahead, forward, gain ground, gain one's destination, get along, get forward, get on, get up, go ahead, go up, going, head, headway, improvement, keep step, lead, make up on, march, move along, move in, onward, precede, priority, procession, progress, progression, promotion, propulsion, pull ahead, rise, seniority, shape, shoot ahead, speed, stem, step, superiority, take steps, upturn, way, work up to), واصل (carry on, continue, follow in his footsteps, gear, go on, hold on, keep, persist, press, pursue, push, push along, push on, roll on, stay, stick to smth., sustain), قاضى (adjudicate, cause, litigate, prosecute, sue), نفذ (act, activate, be executed, carry into effect, carry out, come true, commit, computerize, do, effect, effectuate, enforce, execute, fill, fulfil, fulfill, honor, honour, implement, invoke, penetrate, percolate, perform, permeate, petering, pierce, practise, pursue, put into effect, realize, transfix, traverse), إنبثق عن. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ставам (arise, become, come, come round, eventuate, fit, get, get up, grow, intervene, occur, pass, pull up, rise, roll out, run, stand, take place, transpire, turn, turn out, up), упътвам се, отправям се (beetle, repair, sally, start, wend, wend one's way), отивам (adjourn, betake, go, render, repair, resort, sort, suit), напредвам (advance, develop, forge ahead, gain, get on, go, go ahead, move, move on, move onwards, progress, push, push forward, push on, push up, roll, walk), произтичам (accrue, emanate, result), произлизам (accrue, arise, arisen, arose, emanate, ensue, eventuate, flow, flow from, originate, result), продължавам (carry on, continue, extend, go ahead, go on, keep, keep on, last, lengthen, produce, prolong, prosecute, protract, push on, reach, resume, spread, stretch), преминавам (adjourn, get over, get through, go by, melt, merge, overblow, overpass, pass, pass along, pass away, pass by, pass on, passage, run, shade, surmount, traverse), пристъпвам (step forward), прибягвам (betake, recur, repair, resort), постъпвам (act, behave, enter, go on), изхождам, извършвам се (enact), действувам (act, affect, grip, move, operate). (various references) | |
Chinese | 进行 (Ongoing, Proceeded). (various references) | |
Czech | postupovat (act, do, go, go about, progress), pokraèovat (carry on, continue, get on, get on with, go, go on, hold, keep on, take up), pocházet (issue), zakroèit (intercede, intervene, put one's feet down), jednat (act, deal, discuss, parley, treat, use). (various references) | |
Danish | fortsætte (continue, go on, proceed with). (various references) | |
Dutch | te werk gaan (act, take action). (various references) | |
Esperanto | progresi (get along, progress), procedi. (various references) | |
Faeroese | fara til verka (act). (various references) | |
Farsi | پیش رفتن (Ago, Butt, Jut), پرداختن به , ناشی شدن از (Derive, Rise), حرکت کردن (Behave, Depart, Waggle, Whir), عایدات , اقدام کردن (Enterprise, Launch), رهسپارشدن (Go, Leave). (various references) | |
Finnish | menetellä (act, conduct oneself, deal). (various references) | |
French | procéder. (various references) | |
German | weitergehen (go on, keep, keep on, move along, move on, push on, to go on, to move along, to move on, walk on), vorgehen (act, action, advance, be fast, come first, gain, go first, go forward, go on, go on ahead, go to the front, happen, have priority, procedure, proceeding, take action, take precedence, to go ahead), fortfahren (continue, go away, go on, leave, proceed with, resume, take up, to continue, to keep up). (various references) | |
Greek | προβαίνω (come forward, go forward), προχωρώ (advance, get on, go ahead, go along, go on, move on, progress). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ללכת (continue, go, tread, walk, wend one's way), ל"תק"ם (advance, come along, cover ground, gain ground, get along, get on, go ahead, move along, onward, progress, set on, work up to), ל"ת "ל (be conducted, be led, journey, make ones way, progress, walk). (various references) | |
Hungarian | megy (driven, drove, go, goes, have one's own way, have way on, head, leave, pass, step, to bus, to drive, to drive on full throttle, to follow the sea, to gang, to get on like a house on fire, to go in for acting, to go while the going is good, to hop, to keep sy company, to march, to move along, to sack out, to sail before the wind, to sashay, to scout, to tool along, travel), halad (cruise, get on with, go, go ahead, have way on, head, move, move on, pass, tend, to come along, to come on, to drift, to fare, to follow in sy's track, to go the pace, to make an advance, to make head, to make headway, to move on, to progress), folytatódik (continue, persist, to continue, to go on, to keep going, to proceed). (various references) | |
Italian | provenire (accrue from, be, come from, derive, emanate, originate, rise, spring), progredire (advance, gain, get on, improve, make progress, progress), procedere (advance, behave, deal, go on, progress, pursue, step, tread), mettersi (Don, place oneself, pull on, put oneself), derivare (accrue, arise, come, derive, descend, divert, drift, ensue, follow, issue, originate, originate from, result, rise, shunt, spring, stem), continuare (continue, go, go on, hold, keep, keep on, last, pick up, ply, press on, proceed with, prosecute, push on, stand), cominciare (begin, beginning, commence, enter, open, start). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 赴く (to become, to go, to proceed, to repair to). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おもむく (to become, to go, to proceed, to repair to), レベルアップ (proceed to the next level, raising the level of), でむく (to go to, to leave for, to proceed to), いよりな"へすすむ (to proceed from the easy to the difficult), "と'は"ぶ (to carry on, to go ahead, to proceed), ゆるやかにすすむ (to proceed slowly), もつれ"む (to proceed though deadlocked), とりは"ぶ (to proceed smoothly). (various references) | |
Korean | 진행하십시". (various references) | |
Manx | immeeaght roish (creep away, cut off, vamoose), immee roish (drive away, slip away), gow roish. (various references) | |
Papiamen | kontinuá (continue, go on, proceed with). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oceedpray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | prosseguir (continue, proceed with, progress, prosecute, resume, run, run on), prosiga, proceder (behave, come, conduct oneself, go along, procedure, process, take action), seguir (accompany, adopt, course, deduce, follow, following, get after, go after, go ahead, heel, keep on, profess, pursue, run, spin, track, trail), ir para diante, continuar (abide, carry on, continue, endure, go ahead, go along, go on, hold on, keep, keep on, last, lengthen, maintain, proceed with, progress, prolong, prosecute, run, stay). (various references) | |
Romanian | proceda (act, do), vorbi mai departe, mânca mai departe, continua (bide, carry on, carry through, continue, follow, go on, hold, keep, keep it up, keep on, keep up, last, persist, play off, prosecute, pursue, resume), acţiona (act, actuate, do, drive, make a move, operate, Sue, work). (various references) | |
Russian | возобновлять (reactivate, recommence, renew, resume), осуществлять (actualize, be under way, bring into action, bring into effect, bring into play, bring to pass, call into action, call into play, carry into life, compass, effectuate, enforce, enforcing, exercise, fulfill, materialize, put into effect, put into practice, realize), отправляться (betake, betake oneself, depart, get a move on, go, set forth, shove off), продолжать (carry on, continue, continue in, continue to, continue with, follow up, go ahead, go on, keep on, keep to, porceeded, prolong), действовать (act, be in operation, do, follow with, functionate, get going, kabobalating, operate, pursue, remain in force, run, take, work). (various references) | |
Scottish | rach (go), gabh (accept, admit of, get, go, lay hold of, pick up, receive, sing, take). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | produžiti (carry forward, elongate, extend, go on ahead, hold over, keep up, lengthen, prolong, prosecute, protract, resume), povesti parnicu (sue), postupiti (act, follow), uputiti se (betake, head for, make off, repair, wend). (various references) | |
Spanish | provenir, proceder (accrue, behavior, behaviour, descend, descended, do, proceeding, take legal action, throw in), ponerse a (address oneself to, knuckle down, set about), pasar a (adjourn to, foretaste, switch to), pasar (blow over, bypass, come, come about, come by, come down, come in, come off, cross, dilute, draw, elapse, enact, ensue, expend, function, gait, get, get across, get by, get over, get through, give, go, go by, go off, go on, go over, go past, go through, goffer, hand, hand down, hand on, hand over, happen, kick around, knot, lapse, last, light out, line, live, live through, move, occupy, occur, outdo, overstep, overtake, pass, pass across, pass away, pass by, pass off, pass on, pass round, passing, pop in, post, put across, put down, reach, relay, render, ride by, roll by, run, shift, skip, smuggle, spend, strain, suffer, swallow, take away, throw out, tick away, tick by, to pass, to spend, touch, tough, turn, turn about, turn around, turn over, wear off, wear on, while), seguir (chase, come after, continue, follow, go after, go in for, go off, go on, hold, keep, keep on, keep track of, keep up, keep up with, pursue, run, shadow, tail, take, to follow, trace), ir para (home in on, move, track), desarrollarse (burgeon, come on, develop, grow, make progress, shape), avanzar (advance, come forward, come on, develop, encroach, forward, go forward, go off, go on, lumber, lurch along, move, move along, move in, push forward, push on, thrust forward, toil, track, trundle on), actuar (act, actuate, appear, do, operate, perform, play, sit, throw in). (various references) | |
Swedish | fortsätta (carry on, come on, continue, go on, keep, keep going, keep on, move on, pass on, persevere, persist, proceeding, take up). (various references) | |
Turkish | ilerlemek (advance, develop, forge ahead, gain, get along, go ahead, go along, go forward, go on, improve, keep going, make headway, make one's way, make progress, move, move on, progress, push on, run on), girişmek (address oneself to, approach, attack, begin, buckle down to, buckle oneself to, embark, embark upon, enter into, enter on, enter upon, fall to, fling, have a bash, interfere, jut into, kick off, knuckle down to, launch, launch out, pitch into, set about, set off, set one's hand to, set oneself to do smth., set out, set to, start in, start out, tackle, take a step, take the initiative, throw oneself into, undertake, venture on, venture upon, wade in, wade into), doktor ünvanı kazanmak, devam etmek (attend, carry forward, carry over, continue, draw, endure, follow on, get along, go ahead, go ahead with smth., go along, go on, hang over, hold, keep at, keep going, keep on, keep up, last, pass on, persist, progress, prosecute, pursue, push, run on, stand, stand to), davranmak (act, bear oneself, behave, comport oneself, conduct oneself, cut up, demean oneself, deport oneself, do by, do to, treat, use), dava etmek, dava açmak (bring a lawsuit, bring an action against, call, claim, commence, complain, enter an action, file a claim, go to law, indict, litigate, make a plea, plead, prefer charges, present a case, press a charge, process, prosecute, Sue, take action). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | робити (do, make, put, work), чинити (bark, barken, behave, do, perpetrate), тривати (continue, last), відновлювати (continue, deoxidate, re establish, reconstruct, recover, renew, repair, restore, retrieve, solder), відбуватися (arrive, be in progress, betide, come about, come off, develop, emanate, hap, happen, intervene, occur, transpire), виходити (alight, appear, come of, come out, egress, exit, get out, go out, log out, step, step out, walk out), продовжувати (carry, carry on, continue, elongate, go ahead, go along, go on, keep on, produce, prolong, prolongate, prosecute, protract, pursue, resume), порушувати процес, переходити (descend, devolve, move about, move around, overgo, overpass, switch over, verge, vest), діяти (act, affect, functionate, operate, run, tool, work). (various references) | |
Welsh | hanu (be derived, be descended), deillio (accrue, emanate, issue). (various references) | |
Yucatec | segirtik (continue, go on, proceed with). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cucurrerint, cucurrerit, cucurrero, cucurrerunt, cucurri, cucurrisset, cucurrit, curram, curramus, currat, curre, currebant, currebas, currebat, currebatis, curremus, currendam, currendum, currens, current, currentem, currentes, currenti, currentis, currentium, currere, currerem, curret, curris, currit, currite, curro, currunt, cursu, cursum, cursus, dependeat, dependente, dependentia, emanare, eo ire itum, expergescimini, grassatur, grassor, oriantur, oriatur, oriebatur, oriens, oriente, orientem, orientis, orientur, orieris, orietur, orionem, oriretur, oriri, oritur, oriuntur, pergam, pergami, pergamum, pergant, pergat, pergatur, perge, pergebam, pergebant, pergebat, pergemus, pergens, pergensque, pergent, pergentem, pergentes, pergentesque, pergentibus, pergere, pergeremus, pergerent, pergeres, pergeret, pergeretis, perges, pergesque, perget, pergimus, pergis, pergit, pergite, pergitis, pergo, pergunt, perrexerant, perrexerat, perrexeris, perrexerunt, perrexeruntque, perrexissent, perrexisti, perrexit, perrexitque, procedam, procedant, procedat, procede, procedebam, procedebant, procedebat, procedens, procedent, procedentem, procedentes, procedentium, procedere, procederent, procedes, procedet, procedit, procedite, procedo, procedunt, processerant, processerat, processerint, processerunt, processi, processissent, processisset, processit, processus, profecta, profectaeque, profecti, profectique, profectisque, profecto, profectu, profectum, profecturus, profectus, profectusque, progrediens, progredior, progreditur, progressioris, progressus, vâde. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | astigan, feran, gefaran. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 7, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eswqen gar ek thV kardiaV twn anqrwpwn oi dialogismoi oi kakoi ekporeuontai moiceiai porneiai fonoi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ab intus enim de corde hominum cogitationes malae procedunt adulteria fornicationes homicidia |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | In-nen of manne heorten yfele geþancescumæð. unriht-hameðe. & forleigre.manslihte. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For fro with ynne, of the herte of men comen forth yuel thouytis, auowtries, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For fro wt in even oute of the herte of men proceade evill thoughtes: advantry fornicacion murder |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 7, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Kay gikan sa sulod, gikan sa kasingkasing sa tawo, nagagula ang mga dautang hunahuna, pakighilawas, pangawat, pagbuno, panapaw, |
| Chinese | 為 從 裡 面 、 就 是 從 人 心 裡 、 發 出 惡 念 、 苟 合 、 |
| Croatian | Ta iznutra, iz srca èovjeèjega, izlaze zle namisli, bludništva, kraðe, ubojstva, |
| Danish | Thi indvortes fra, fra Menneskenes Hjerte, udgå de onde Tanker, Utugt, Tyveri, Mord, |
| Dutch | Want van binnen uit het hart der mensen komen voort kwade gedachten, overspelen, hoererijen, doodslagen, |
| Finnish | Sillä sisästä, ihmisten sydämestä, lähtevät pahat ajatukset, haureudet, varkaudet, murhat, |
| French | Car c`est du dedans, c`est du coeur des hommes, que sortent les mauvaises pensées, les adultères, les impudicités, les meurtres, |
| Gaelic | Oir `sann bhon taobh a stigh a cridhe dhaoine a thig droch smaointean, adhaltras, striopachas, murt, |
| German | denn von innen, aus dem Herzen der Menschen, gehen heraus böse Gedanken; Ehebruch, Hurerei, Mord, |
| Hungarian | Mert onnan belõlrõl, az emberek szívébõl származnak a gonosz gondolatok, házasságtörések, paráznaságok, gyilkosságok, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab dari dalam, yaitu dari dalam hati, timbul pikiran-pikiran jahat yang menyebabkan orang berbuat cabul, mencuri, membunuh, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena dari dalam, yaitu dari dalam hati orang, keluar pikiran yang jahat, zinah, curi, bunuhan, |
| Italian | Dal di dentro infatti, cioè dal cuore degli uomini, escono le intenzioni cattive: fornicazioni, furti, omicidi, |
| Latvian | Jo no iekðienes, no cilvçka sirds iziet ïaunâs domas, laulîbas pârkâpðana, neðíîstîbas, slepkavîbas. |
| Maori | No roto hoki, no te ngakau o nga tangata te putanga o nga whakaaro kino, o nga moepuku, |
| Norwegian | For innenfra, fra menneskenes hjerte, kommer de onde tanker: utukt, tyveri, mord, |
| Portuguese | Pois é do interior, do coração dos homens, que procedem os maus pensamentos, as prostituições, os furtos, os homicídios, os adultérios, |
| Rumanian | Cqci dinlquntru, din inima oamenilor, ies gkndurile rele, preacurviile, curviile, uciderile, |
| Shuar | Shuara Enentáinia, initia, yajauch Enentáimsatniusha, tsanirmatniusha, natsa tsanirmatniusha, shuar Máatniusha, |
| Swahili | Kwa maana kutoka ndani, katika moyo wa mtu, hutoka mawazo mabaya, uasherati, wizi, uuaji, |
| Swedish | Ty inifrån, från människornas hjärtan, utgå deras onda tankar, otukt, tjuveri, mord, |
| Uma | Ngkai nono manusia' mehupa' pekiri to dada'a, pai' alaa-na ria to mogau' sala' hi tobine ba hi tomane, manako, mepatehi, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "proceed": proceeded, proceeding, proceedings, proceeds. (additional references) | |
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"Proceed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Porkheid, pproceed, prceed, preceed, preoceed, procadd, procced, proccede, procceed, proce, procedd, procede, proceded, proceede, proceeed, procees, proche, Procida, procide, procude, procuded, Procys, prusiked. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "proceed" (pronounced prusē"d, prōsē"d , or persē"d) |
| 6 | p r u s ē" d | precede. |
| 5 | -r u s ē" d | recede. |
| 4 | -u s ē" d | secede. |
| 3 | -s ē" d | accede, cede, concede, exceed, intercede, reseed, seed, succeed, supersede. |
| 3 | -s ē" d | accede, cede, concede, exceed, intercede, precede, recede, reseed, secede, seed, succeed, supersede. |
| 5 | p er s ē" d | supersede. |
| 4 | -er s ē" d | intercede. |
| 3 | -s ē" d | accede, cede, concede, exceed, precede, recede, reseed, secede, seed, succeed. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: precode. | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-o-p-r" | |
-1 letter: creped, recode. | |
-2 letters: ceder, cered, coder, coped, coper, cored, credo, creed, creep, crepe, decor, doper, epode, erode, pedro, pored, preed, roped. | |
-3 letters: cede, cepe, cere, cero, code, coed, cope, cord, core, crop, deco, deep, deer, dere, doer, dope, dore, dorp, dree, drop, oped, peed, peer, pore, pree, prod, rede, redo, reed, repo, rode. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-o-p-r" | |
+1 letter: compered, coopered, coppered, precoded, precodes, proceeds, recopied, recouped. | |
+2 letters: choppered, compeered, precooked, precooled, prerecord, prescored, procedure, proceeded, processed, projected, prosected, protected, recoupled, reproduce. | |
+3 letters: beechdrops, chaperoned, coappeared, comprehend, compressed, cooperated, copperhead, copyreader, decomposer, decompress, necropsied, outcapered, overpriced, peckerwood, percolated, predaceous, prefocused, prerecords, probenecid, procedures, proceeding, procreated, prosecuted, prospected, providence, recompiled, recomposed, recomputed, reoccupied, reproached, reproduced, reproducer, reproduces, ropedancer, woodpecker. | |
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